Oakland Athletics (43-75, fifth in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (52-65, third in the AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Thursday, 2:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Zach Logue (3-6, 5.49 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 29 strikeouts); Rangers: Dane Dunning (2-6, 4.12 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 104 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -192, Athletics +161; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics lead 2-1 in a four-game series with the Texas Rangers.
Texas has a 52-65 record overall and a 26-34 record in home games. The Rangers have hit 139 total home runs to rank fifth in the AL.
Oakland is 43-75 overall and 26-36 in road games. The Athletics have a 25-11 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
The teams square off Thursday for the 17th time this season. The Rangers lead the season series 9-7.
TOP PERFORMERS: Corey Seager has 26 home runs, 46 walks and 59 RBI while hitting .252 for the Rangers. Nate Lowe is 14-for-38 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI over the last 10 games.
Seth Brown ranks second on the Athletics with 38 extra base hits (19 doubles, two triples and 17 home runs). Sean Murphy is 10-for-35 with a double, three home runs and four RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 4-6, .262 batting average, 4.65 ERA, outscored by 15 runs
Athletics: 2-8, .212 batting average, 3.94 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
INJURIES: Rangers: Spencer Howard: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Dennis Santana: 15-Day IL (ankle), Kole Calhoun: 10-Day IL (heel), Jon Gray: 15-Day IL (side), Mitch Garver: 60-Day IL (forearm), Eli White: 60-Day IL (wrist)
Athletics: Ramon Laureano: 10-Day IL (oblique), Paul Blackburn: 15-Day IL (finger), Daulton Jefferies: 60-Day IL (arm), Deolis Guerra: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brent Honeywell Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
